What Every Programmer Should Know About Memory:
• RAM
• CPU caches
• Optimization techniques
• Memory performance tools
This paper is still the best primer on how memory works.
By Ulrich Drepper from Red Hat. 100% Free.
Download it here:
https://t.co/UzUm7iAaUY
The Roman Empire didn’t just conquer lands—it built the world we live in today.
By 100 A.D., its citizens enjoyed running water, heated floors, and public libraries—while much of the world lived in huts.
Here’s how ancient Rome shaped our modern civilization 🧵⤵️
It’s the time of year for mentioning one of my favourite ‘untranslatables’.
‘Poronkusema’, in Finnish, once denoted a distance of around 7.5km, which is roughly how long a reindeer can last before needing to urinate. ‘Poronkusema’ means ‘reindeer pee’.